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'''Dawa Tsering''' |
'''Dawa Tsering''' served as [[Foreign minister|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] of [[Bhutan]] in the 1980s and 1990s,<ref>{{cite news|last=Sexton|first=Joe|title=The U.N. at 50: Up close; a wistful little land savors world stage|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0615F8355D0C768EDDA90994DD494D81|accessdate=28 January 2011|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=25 October 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cambodian rejects Vietnam plea|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB071EFB3E5C0C758CDDA90994D0484D81|accessdate=28 January 2011|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=6 October 1988}}</ref> carrying out negotiations to improve [[Sino-Bhutanese relations]]. He also worked to strengthen the close relations with the Government of India. |
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==Life and career== |
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Tsering was born in 1935. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours in Economics and Political Science) in 1956 and Bachelor of Law in 1959 from the [[University of Calcutta]]. In his career spanning over three and a half decades he served as the education director (1960), secretary general for planning and development wing (1965), and the first minister for the same wing in 1969. In 1972, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs and served the country in that capacity until 1998. |
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The Druk Thuksel award, 1966, and the Coronation Gold medal, 1974, are two from among several awards he had received (Kuensel, 2007). |
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Dawa Tsering served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bhutan in the 1980s and 1990s,[1][2] carrying out negotiations to improve Sino-Bhutanese relations. He also worked to strengthen the close relations with the Government of India.
Life and career
[edit]Tsering was born in 1935. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours in Economics and Political Science) in 1956 and Bachelor of Law in 1959 from the University of Calcutta. In his career spanning over three and a half decades he served as the education director (1960), secretary general for planning and development wing (1965), and the first minister for the same wing in 1969. In 1972, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs and served the country in that capacity until 1998.
The Druk Thuksel award, 1966, and the Coronation Gold medal, 1974, are two from among several awards he had received (Kuensel, 2007).
References
[edit]- ^ Sexton, Joe (25 October 1995). "The U.N. at 50: Up close; a wistful little land savors world stage". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Cambodian rejects Vietnam plea". The New York Times. 6 October 1988. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
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